Fly-trap.



M. R. DANIELS.

FLY TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED 00128, 1913. 1,098,019. Patented May 26, 1914.

witness 531 o m MARSHALL R. DANIELS, OF COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA.

FLY-TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. October 28, 1913. Serial No. 797,789.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MARSHALL R. DANIELS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbia, in the county of Richland, State of South Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fly-Traps; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention is directed to improvements in fly traps, and has for its object to provide a device of this character formed with a strongly braced wire fabric body.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character so constructed that the body will be spaced slightly above a table or support so as to eifectually trap the insect.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a fly trap so constructed that the same may be easily and quickly operated to empty the trapped insects.

l Vith these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the trap. Fig. 2 is a vertical central sectional view. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a similar view on line 4.l of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the main body, which is preferably circular in cross section and is formed entirely from wire mesh. The side of the body is directed inwardly and has connected to its upper end a neck 2. Mounted in the lower end of the body 1 is a wire mesh cone 3, the apex of which is provided with an inlet i, so that flies may pass from the cone into the body. Surrounding the lower edge of the body 1 and cone 3 is a wire ring 5, a similar ring 6 surrounding the body 1, and spaced from the ring 5. Connecting the rings 5 and 6 are wire strands 7, the lower.

ends of which are provided with coils 8 which surround the ring 5 and terminate in legs 9, said legs being of such length that when the same are engaged upon a support the body 1 will be spaced therefrom. Surrounding the neck 2 is a wire ring 10 which is engaged by the coils 11 formed upon the upper ends of the strands 7, said strands being also provided with coils 12 which engage the ring 6, whereby the rings are firmly connected and held in proper spaced relation. A sheet metal band 13 is provided and is engaged around the lower end of the body 1, and between said body and wire strand 7, the lower edge of said band resting upon the coils 8 which limit the downward movement of the band. To prevent the band 18 from moving upwardly short wire strands 1 1 are passed therethrough and are engaged with the strand 7. The strands 14 are also passed through the body 1 and cone 3, thus serving to hold these parts in their proper positions in respect to each other. Detachably engaged upon the neck 2 is a wire mesh receiver 15 having mounted therein a cone 16, the apex of which is provided with an outlet 17 so that the flies can pass from the body 1 into the receiver. A wire mesh cap 18 is provided and engages the receiver to prevent the flies escaping therefrom. From this construction it will be seen that flies may be enticed to the trap upon placing a bait of any substance under the body 1 so that when the flies leaving the bait will enter the cone 3 and pass into the body 1 through the outlet 4 of the cone 8, and from thence into the receiver. When the receiver 18 contains a quantity of flies, the same is removed and placed in an oven so as to kill the insects, or they may be killed in any other manner desired.

What is claimed is A fly trap comprising a body, the upper end of which is provided with a neck, a receptacle removably connected to the neck, a ring encircling the neck, a pair of rings encircling the body, wire strands having their upper ends coiled around the first named ring, and their intermediate portions coiled around the uppermost ring of the Patented May 26, 1914. I

pair, said strands having their lower ends coiled around the lowermost ring of the pair, said coils terminating in legs for supporting the body, a sheet metal band encircling the lower end of the body, said band having its lower end engaged upon the coils engaging the lowermost ring of the pair, cones mounted in the body and receiver and having their apices provided with outlet openings.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

MARSHALL R. DANIELS. lVitnesses GEO. V. GARRISON, VEST FERGUSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five ents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

